Do You Infect or Affect Your Environment? When others come around you, do they walk away encouraged or discouraged? Do they walk away rejoicing in the Lord or further from the Lord? To infect means to contaminate or corrupt; to affect means to influence or change. The Bible declares in Matthew 5:16 - Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Think about the people you interact with on a daily basis, are they better because you are around? Can they expect words of blessings or conversations of gossip from you? Do you not know God has ordained you to be an ambassador for Christ? You have been sent to share His goodness to all you commune with. The Bible declares in 2 Corinthians 5:20 - Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. My brother, my sister, Do You Infect or Affect Your Environment? Do people see the glory of God resting upon you or the ways of the world surrounding you? Beloved, no one wants to be around a person, place or thing that has become infected. Infections can be contagious, just as sin. When you come into the room, do people flee from you or flock to you? The Bible declares Romans 14:16 - Let not then your good be evil spoken of: Think about the places you go on a daily basis, are they better because you were there? Or what about the things you do, are they infected or affected because of you? Child of God, you have a great responsibility upon your life. There are many people watching you. God has entrusted an anointing within you that many people have noticed. Can your word be believed? Does your talk and walk glorify God? Do You Infect or Affect Your Environment? Think about it! Prayer for Today: Father, today I pray that my environment will be affected not infected because of me. All that I do is for Your glory. In Jesus’ name … Amen!~Darrick McGee Scripture Reading for Today: Colossians 3:23
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:00:00 +0000